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wrecking

verb
  1. To destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless.

    "He wrecked the car in a collision."

  2. To ruin or dilapidate.

  3. To dismantle wrecked vehicles or other objects, to reclaim any useful parts.

Antonymsbuild, construct, make, produce
noun
  1. The act by which something is wrecked.

  2. The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.

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